When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay'Cause I could draw, my uncle wasAnd I kept my room straightI told my mom, tears rushing down my faceShe's like "Ben you've loved girlsSince before pre-k, trippin' "Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?Bunch of stereotypes all in my headI remember doing the math like, "YeahI'm good at little league"A preconceived idea of what it all meantFor those that liked the same sexHad the characteristicsThe right wing conservatives think it's a decisionAnd you can be cured with some treatment and religionMan-made rewiring of a predispositionPlaying GodAw nah here we goAmerica the brave still fears what we don't knowAnd God loves all his childrenIs somehow forgottenBut we paraphrase a bookWritten thirty-five-hundred years agoI don't know

And I can't changeEven if I triedEven if I wanted toAnd I can't changeEven if I triedEven if I wanted toMy loveMy loveMy loveShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warm

If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates meHave you read the Youtube comments lately?"Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the dailyWe become so numb to what we're sayingA culture founded from oppressionYet we don't have acceptance for 'emCall each other faggots behind the keysOf a message boardA word rooted in hateYet our genre still ignores itGay is synonymous with the lesserIt's the same hate that's caused wars from religionGender to skin color, the complexion of your pigmentThe same fight that led people to walk outs and sit insIt's human rights for everybody, there is no difference!Live on and be yourselfWhen I was at church they taught me something elseIf you preach hate at the serviceThose words aren't anointedThat holy water that you soak in has been poisonedWhen everyone else is more comfortableRemaining voicelessRather than fighting for humansThat have had their rights stolenI might not be the same, but that's not importantNo freedom till we're equal, damn right I support itI don't know

We press play, don't press pauseProgress, march onWith the veil over our eyesWe turn our back on the causeTill the day that my uncles can be united by lawWhen kids are walking 'roundThe hallway plagued by pain in their heartA world so hateful some would rather dieThan be who they areAnd a certificate on paper isn't gonna solve it allBut it's a damn good place to startNo law is gonna change usWe have to change usWhatever God you believe inWe come from the same oneStrip away the fearUnderneath it's all the same loveAbout time that we raised up

And I can't changeEven if I triedEven if I wanted toAnd I can't changeEven if I tryEven if I wanted toMy loveMy loveMy loveShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warmShe keeps me warm

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